Ivan Reitman, the director of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, has revealed why he won’t be directing the third film.

Reitman is board Ghostbusters III as producer, and he told ComingSoon.net that he felt the third film didn’t need him to direct.

He added that the death of star Harold Ramis and Bill Murray seeming to pass on the opportunity to star, he thought it was more appropriate to take up a producing role.

‘I suddenly felt that Ghostbusters didn’t necessarily need me as a director, at least I didn’t need to direct Ghostbusters, let me put it that way.

‘Having done the other two and with the passing of Harold and with Bill Murray seeming disinterested being in it, I thought it was better for me just to produce it and to make sure were going to have the quality and style of what is appropriate for another version of that film.

‘But the franchise could benefit from somebody else’s point of view. I’ve done it twice before and it will be great to get somebody else to lend a hand as well.’